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Burchell’s coucal is also commonly referred to as the ‘Rainbird’ because it often calls during periods of high humidity. The call is a bubbling cascade of notes that sounds like water poured from a bottle. Although often heard, they mostly remain hidden in the thick vegetation. They are voracious feeders, hunting small mammals, reptiles, birds, insects and amphibians. They may stalk after mice like a domestic cat.